Personally, I'm not OK with the image that won, period. I don't find it all that special.
Given two images of the same caliber, one taken with a trap, and the other taken "by hand," I'd have to give more weight to the second one.
Given an incredible image made by a trap up against a bunch of mediocre images, the choice might be harder.
Seeing that this image was up against other REALLY great images, I think I'd have given the award to someone who held the camera in their hands for the picture.
All that said, I don't think this image violated any rules, at least not the spirit in which I believe they were written. I also don't think it deserved to win.
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